tenebrescence
tenebrescence noun: reversible photochromism; the ability of a material to change colour when exposed to sunlight.
Noun
tenebrescence (usually uncountable, plural tenebrescences)
- Reversible photochromism; the ability of a material to change colour when exposed to sunlight.
- Most fundamental investigations of tenebrescence have dealt exclusively with the alkali halides, since, in addition to their relative simplicity, they were readily available in large single crystals of high optical purity. The reversible discoloration of alkali halides was originally observed by E....1954, The American Mineralogist, volume 39, page 616
Forms of tenebrescence
| plural | tenebrescences |
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Origin of tenebrescence
Learned borrowing from Latin tenebrēscēns, present participle of tenebrēscere (“to grow dark”).
Words formed from tenebrescence
- tenebresce
- tenebrescent
Questions about tenebrescence
- What does tenebrescence mean?
- Tenebrescence means reversible photochromism; the ability of a material to change colour when exposed to sunlight.
- What part of speech is tenebrescence?
- Tenebrescence is a noun.
- What is the plural of tenebrescence?
- The plural of tenebrescence is tenebrescences.
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